Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College is a secondary school located in Luton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 11/12/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.1%, which is 1.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Warden Hill Road, Luton

School Information

Address: Warden Hill Road, Luton, LU2 7AE
Website: http://www.cardinalnewmanschool.net/
Telephone: 01582597125
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Luton
Headteacher / Principal: Andrew Bull
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 142310

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 11/12/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1400
Number of Pupils: 1692
Number of Boys: 857
Number of Girls: 835

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.24 Confidence interval 0.07 to 0.4
Of the 239 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 235 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:15%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:99%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:41%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:47.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.96
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Grasmere Nursery School
Icknield Way , LU3 2BT 		4out of 4 680 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Warden Hill Infant School
Birdsfoot Lane , LU3 2DN 		3out of 4 831 yd Community school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bramingham Primary School
Freeman Avenue , LU3 4BL 		3out of 4 933 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Warden Hill Junior School
Birdsfoot Lane , LU3 2DN 		3out of 4 964 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Icknield Primary School
Birdsfoot Lane , LU3 2JB 		3out of 4 1,907 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Bushmead Primary School
Bushmead Road , LU2 7EU 		3out of 4 1,951 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
Warden Hill Road , LU2 7AE 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Icknield High School
Riddy Lane , LU3 2AH 		3out of 4 1,704 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Lea Manor High School Performing Arts College
Northwell Drive , LU3 3TL 		2out of 4 2,132 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Stopsley High School
St Thomas's Road , LU2 7UX 		- not rated 2,783 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Luton Sixth Form College
Bradgers Hill Road , LU2 7EW 		- not rated 2,435 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Woodlands Secondary School
Northwell Drive , LU3 3SP 		4out of 4 2,000 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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